Beep, Beep! The All-New 2026 Red Book is Rolling Out Nationwide!

Whitman Brands^TM announces distributor shipments of the all-new, completely reimagined 2026 Red Book have left the Alabama distribution center. All print formats, including Kindle e-book, will be available in all major retail outlets starting April 8, 2025.

2026 Red Books leaving the distribution center.

This year’s release of the Red Book, now in its 79^th edition, features a complete redesign from cover to cover, larger 6-by-9-inch format with an intuitive layout, more than 12,000 listings, updated market values in up to nine grades using Collector’s Price Guide (CPG®) Retail pricing, GSID^SM catalog numbers, updated research, the latest mint data and much more.

Collectors will notice several key interior enhancements over the previous year’s edition. Circulation and Proof-strike charts have been separated and Type-coin value charts added to each coin type, where applicable. The “Private and Territorial Gold” chapter has more than doubled to provide greater depth, while the “Commemoratives” chapter was updated to better align with market conventions and are now grouped by denomination and listed by names collectors know them by.

John Feigenbaum, Publisher and President/CEO of Whitman Brands shared his enthusiasm, saying “The evolution of this year’s edition has been truly awesome to watch, successful only because of the effort and collaboration by the editorial, pricing, design, purchasing, marketing, sales and distribution teams.” He added, “I can’t wait for collectors to get their hands on a copy of a 2026 edition — it promises to deliver an elevated experience for collectors of all levels!” Special thanks to Jeff Garrett, Dianna Plattner, Matthew Heller, Matt Jeffirs, Patrick Ian Perez and Billie Blattel for their contributions to this year’s redesign.

Just like previous editions, readers will expand their knowledge with in-depth coverage of Colonial and early American coins; Federal coins, including modern series like the latest American Women Quarters, Native American Dollars, and American Innovation Dollars; Commemoratives, Proof coins, and Mint sets; Territorial gold, Civil War tokens and other historical pieces; Puerto Rican, Philippine and Hawaiian coins; Silver, gold, platinum and palladium bullion coins; and Error coins, Patterns and more.

A page from the Colonial Issues section of the 2026 Red Book.

Other new additions include fun-fact spotlights, a regular and fully illustrated case study in the “Grading U.S. Coins” section (this edition’s focus: Morgan Dollars), and the “Collector’s Notebook,” which covers a changing array of current issues in the hobby (this edition’s subject: Misinformation in Numismatics).

"Initial feedback for this year's release has been overwhelmingly positive and pre-orders are up from last year," said Dawn Burbank, Vice President of Sales and Operations. "So far, all our distributors, national accounts and dealers like the larger 6-by-9-inch format, the addition of a softcover to the lineup and the pop of the four-color art on the hardcover."

Key Enhancements for 2026

• Larger 6-by-9-inch format
• Intuitive layout
• More than 2,000 full-color images
• Over 32,500 market values in up to nine grades for more than 12,000 listings using industry-standard Collector’s Price Guide (CPG) Retail pricing
• Greysheet Identification (GSID) numbers to seamlessly identify and link each coin across the entire Whitman family of products
• Updated research and latest U.S. Mint data
• Fun Fact spotlights
• Articles, essays and case studies

The front cover of the 2026 Red Book.

Published by Whitman®, the most trusted name in numismatic literature, the 2026 Red Book is available now and can be purchased through Whitman.com, Whitman's eBay Store, Amazon and Walmart.com, and bookstores, hobby shops and other retailers nationwide.

For more information, visit whitman.com.